Species Ophiomaza cacaotica Lyman, 1871

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiomaza cacaotica Lyman, T. 1871. Supplement to Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 6: 1-17 pls 1-2 [9, pl. 1(15)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 2484, Zanzibar.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 4102.
• Ophiomaza cacaotica picta Koehler, R. 1895. Catalogue raisonné des Echinodermes recueillis par M. Korotev aux Îles de la Sonde. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 8(3): 374-423 pl. 9 [405, pl. 9(8)].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Indonesia (as 'îles de la Sonde').
• Ophiomaza kanekoi Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 38(2): 1-408, figs 1-100, pls 1-7 [227-230, fig. 66].

  Type data:

   Holotype TIU, Shimabara, Japan.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [155-156, pl. 8(1-2)] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [84-85, pl. 17(1)] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [283] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [116, pl. 16(3)] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [317-318] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [234] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Gibbs, P.E., Clark, A.M. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(4): 101-144 [125] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Irimura, S. 1969. Supplemental report of Dr. Murakami's paper on the ophiurans of Amakusa, Kyushu. Publications from the Amakusa Marine Biology Laboratory, Kyusku University 2(1): 37-48 [44] (as Ophiomaza kanekoi)

Irimura, S. 1981. Ophiurans of Tanabe Bay and its vicinity, with the description of a new species of Ophiocentrus. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 26(1/3): 15-49, pl. 1 [38-39] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Irimura, S. 1982. The Brittle-stars of Sagami Bay. Japan : Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household 95 pp, 15 pls. [59-60, fig. 35, pl. 2(3-4)] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Irimura, S. & Tachikawa, H. 2003. Ophiuroids from the Ogasawara Islands. Ogasawara Research 28: 1-26 [12] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Koehler, R. 1898. Échinodermes, receuillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les ophiures littorales. Bulletin Scientique de la France et de la Belgique 31: 55-124, pls 2-5 [85-86] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [111] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Koehler, R. 1922. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(5): 1-486, pls 1-103 [299] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Koehler, R. 1930. Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 89: 1-295 pls 1-22 [193-194] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [235-236, fig. 122] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Lyman, T. 1874. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae, old and new. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 3(10): 221-272 figs A-G pls 1-7 [233] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Lyman, T. 1882. Ophiuroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 5: 1-385 pls 1-48 [229] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Mortensen, T. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran 2: 55-112 figs 1-24 pls 1-2 [68] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

Murakami, S. 1944. Note on the ophiurans from Amakusa, Kyusyu. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(8): 259-280 5 fig 1 pl. [269] (as Ophiomaza kanekoi)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [418] (as Ophiomaza cacaotica)

 

History of changes

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